Storyline 360: Ordering, Grouping, Sizing, and Positioning Objects

In this user guide, we'll explore several ways to order, group, size, and position objects in Storyline 360. Check out this article for all the latest object editing enhancements.

Ordering Objects
Grouping, Ungrouping, and Regrouping Objects
Aligning Objects
Rotating Objects
Sizing Objects
Positioning Objects

Ordering Objects

When items overlap on a slide, they'll be layered in the same order you inserted them. You can change that order by selecting an object and doing any of the following:

Drag it up or down the timeline. All the elements on your slide will be listed on the timeline in the same order in which they're layered on the slide. Topmost items are closest to the front of the slide.
Go to the Home tab on the ribbon, click Arrange, and choose one of the layering options.
Go to the Format tab on the ribbon, click Arrange, and choose one of the layering options.
Right-click the object and choose Bring to Front or Send to Back.

Grouping, Ungrouping, and Regrouping Objects

Grouping is a handy way to move, size, rotate, flip, or change other attributes of multiple objects at the same time—as if they were a single object.

Group

Select the objects you want to group using Shift+Click or Ctrl+Click, then do any of the following:

Press Ctrl+G.
Go to the Home tab, click Arrange, and choose Group.
Go to the Format tab, click the Group drop-down, and choose Group.
Right-click the selected items, scroll to Group, and choose Group.

Ungroup

Select the grouped object, then do any of the following:

Press Ctrl+Shift+G.
Go to the Home tab, click Arrange, and choose Ungroup.
Go to the Format tab, click the Group drop-down, and choose Ungroup.
Right-click the grouped object, scroll to Group, and choose Ungroup.

Regroup

To regroup objects that were previously part of a group, select the objects and do any of the following:

Go to the Home tab, click Arrange, and choose Regroup.
Go to the Format tab, click the Group drop-down, and choose Regroup.
Right-click the selected objects, scroll to Group, and choose Regroup.

Aligning Objects

It's easy to position objects on your slide by just dragging them. For even more control, select one or more objects, then go to the Format tab on the ribbon and click any of the alignment buttons.

You can also go to the Home tab on the ribbon, click Arrange, scroll to Align, and choose an alignment option.

Rotating Objects

To rotate an object, just drag its rotation handle.

For more control over the exact degree of rotation, do this:

Go to the Home tab, click Arrange, and scroll to Rotate. (You can also go to the Format tab and click Rotate.)
Choose one of the rotation options or click More Rotation Options to enter a specific value.
If you choose More Rotation Options, you'll see the following window. (Another way to get to this window is to right-click the object, choose Size and Position, then select the Size tab.) Enter a value in the Rotation field, or use the arrows to adjust the value. Click Close when you're done.

Sizing Objects

The quickest way to resize an object is to drag any of its sizing handles. Here are some tips if you use this method.

To keep the aspect ratio, hold down the Shift key while dragging a corner handle.
To resize opposite sides of the object equally, hold down the Ctrl key while dragging a side handle.

For more control over an object's exact size, go to the Format tab and enter your preferred values in the Width and Height fields.

To make multiple objects the same size, do this:

Select all the objects you want to resize.
Go to the Home tab, click Arrange, and scroll to Size.
Choose one of the sizing options.

Positioning Objects

To precisely position objects on the slide, select one or more objects, then go to the Format tab on the ribbon and enter X and Y pixel coordinates.